Earth Science Quiz

Plate tectonics is the scientific THEORY that explains how continents move.

• True

• False

The rigid outer SHELL of the earth that includes the crust and the rigid top part of the mantle is called:

• plate

• lithosphere

• continent

• atmosphere

A hypothesis that has been supported by evidence from experiments or observations is called:

• educated guess

• theory

• evidence

• clues

The center part of the earth beneath the mantle is called:

• core

• lithosphere

• crust

• atmosphere

A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move is known as:

• hypothesis

• observations

• plate tectonics

• Pangaea

The water part of the earth

• hydroflask

• swimming pool

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

The top layer of the earth... above the mantle

• inner core

• crust

• outer core

• atmosphere

A large section of the earth's surface made of the crust and the rigid part of the mantle

• volcano

• lithosphere

• plate

• continent

The name of the super continent believed to have existed 200 million years ago

• Panera Bread

• Pangaea

• Entire Earth

The layer of gases and clouds that surrounds the earth

• outer space

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere